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Savant Group Ups its Ops

November 20, 2013

The Savant Group broke ground last week on a $3 million project to expand manufacturing, laboratory and training operati ...

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Warren Gets into Grease

November 6, 2013

Warren Oil has completed an addition to its West Memphis, Ark., facility that will enable it to produce 10 million pound ...

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Total Invests in Lubes

November 6, 2013

Total recently inaugurated two lubricants blending plants, one on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, and the other in Ti ...

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Idemitsu Keen on India

November 6, 2013

Idemitsu Lube India Pvt Ltd. began production Oct. 30 at its new 2.6 billion rupee (U.S. $41.8 million) blending plant i ...

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Gazprom Lubes Expand in Caribbean

November 6, 2013

Russian lube marketer Gazpromneft Lubricants launched two products in the Dominican Republic in a bid to penetrate the S ...

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Oronite Expands

October 30, 2013

Chevron Oronite will soon be making more dispersants and detergents at its manufacturing plant in Gonfreville, France. ...

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Vanderbilt Upgrades, Consolidates

October 30, 2013

Additive manufacturer Vanderbilt Chemicals will move chemical production from its Bethel, Conn., location to its newly u ...

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Prista to Rerefine in Ukraine

October 30, 2013

Prista Recycling of Bulgaria recently broke ground on its first base oil rerefinery in Ukraine, a $60 million investment ...

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Maryland Rerefinery Moves Forward

October 30, 2013

FCC Environmental said it is on track to break ground on its $50 million rerefinery in Baltimore in the second quarter o ...

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Gazprom Bunkers in Primorsk

October 16, 2013

Gazpromneft Lubricants is offering marine oil bunkering services at a key Russian port to enhance its maritime product c ...

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Boss Grows in Canada

October 9, 2013

Boss Lubricants added a new warehouse and blending facility in Edmonton, Canada, to grow its opportunities to supply and ...

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EMI Revs Up Hydrotreater

October 2, 2013

Environmental Management Inc. opened a hydrotreating unit in Kansas City, Kan., where it will produce 9 million gallons ...

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Hydrodec Adds UK Collector

September 18, 2013

Transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group acquired used lube oil collector OSS for 4.7 million (U.S. $6.3 million), secur ...

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Hyundai Oilbank to Make Lubes

September 11, 2013

South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank plans to produce 180,000 barrels of Xteer brand engine oil by 2014 to sell at home ...

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Heartland Grows, Names Interim CEO

September 4, 2013

Heartland Automotive Services, the largest U.S. Jiffy Lube franchisee, appointed Jim Marcum as interim CEO and formed a ...

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Evonik Ups Capacity in Asia

August 21, 2013

Evonik Oil Additives will expand its Singapore oil additives plant, with completion scheduled for early 2015, in respons ...

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Fuchs Keen on Australia

August 21, 2013

Fuchs completed an A $4.5 million (U.S. $4.1 million) warehouse facility in Melbourne, Australia, the first phase of an ...

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MWF Maker QualiChem Expands

July 31, 2013

QualiChem, which manufactures metalworking fluids and water treatment chemicals, announced last week it has expanded its ...